00000nam a22000007i 4500 UP-1685675941122082780 Buklod 20231113094507.0 m |o d | ta 230810s2017 nyu ae 001 0 eng d 9781435164727 20975576 DLC DAIT rda eng B29 C384 2017 Chaline, Eric author. 101 dilemmas for the armchair philosopher such as is it okay to lie about liking a gift? Eric Chaline, illustrations by Matthew Windsor. One hundred and one dilemmas for the armchair philosopher New York Metro Books 2017 224 pages color illustrations 22 cm text rdacontent still image sti rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier Originall published by Quid Publishing. Includes bibliographical references (pages 220-221) and index. ''In a democracy, should everyone - absolutely everyone - get a vote? Does it really matter if tigers become extinct? Why does murder carry a heavier penalty than attempted murder? If you don't like the socks your grandma gives you for Christmas, should you tell her so? This entertaining introduction to ethics will bring you face to face with some tough moral choices. It presents you with 101 imaginative scenarios - sometimes amusing, sometimes tragic and sometimes uncomfortably realistic - which will force you to re-examine your most cherished assumptions about right and wrong. Including: the torturer with a conscience; the lady who can prevent enormous suffering for the price of a latte; and the man who is handy with his fists but not a killer, surely." -- Back cover. Ethics. Philosophy. Windsor, Matthew illustrator. FO UPD DAIT B29 C384 2017 Book